The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested eight suspected smugglers and confiscated contraband items worth over N3.319 billion, officials announced on Tuesday. Speaking at the command warehouse in Ikeja, Customs Area Comptroller, Gambo Aliyu disclosed that the seizures included 6,954 bags of foreign parboiled rice (equivalent to 12…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun I Area Command has announced the seizure of 1,315 explosives and thousands of ammunition rounds in 2025, highlighting a intensified border crackdown. Acting Customs Area Controller, OO Afeni disclosed this at a press conference in Idiroko on Thursday, while handing over intercepted narcotics and weapons to the NDLEA and the…
*** Seizes 200 Bags Of Smuggled Rice In Badagry Market Raid The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has continued in 2026 the high momentum of revenue generation it had in 2025 as it has collected about 2 billion in the first three weeks of the new year. It could be recalled that the…
In a major joint operation, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Port Command, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 347.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud; a potent strain of cannabis, hidden inside an imported Toyota Sienna vehicle. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the seizure occurred barely 24 hours after Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, Customs…
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has formally endorsed a 20 Days of Eloquence, tagged, ‘Nigeria Speaks to the World‘, a Guinness World Record attempt for the world’s longest continuous public speaking relay by Mr Ubong Essien which is scheduled to hold from April 1 to April 21, 2026. The endorsement follows a formal…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, has confirmed a violent attack on some of its officers by suspected armed drug traffickers during an anti-smuggling operation at Akokoro area of Iwoye, Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Thursday, 22 January 2026, at about 1600 hours. PLATFORM REPORTERS gathered that the incident…
The Network of Nigerian Maritime Journalists (NNMJ), an umbrella body of all Nigerian maritime Journalists heartily felicitates the Customs Comptroller- General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi on his birthday. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by the Chairman of NNMJ, Elder Dele Aderibigbe and Secretary, Mr . Moses Ebosele, The Network congratulated Dr Adeniyi for…
The Chairman of SIFAX Group, Dr.Taiwo Afolabi, CON, has extended warm birthday felicitations to the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Alhaji Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, commending his exemplary leadership and far-reaching contributions to Nigeria’s economic growth and global trade standing. In a goodwill message issued on behalf of the Board, Management and Staff…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Western Marine Command, has recorded another major operational success with the interception of 20 sacks of Cannabis Indica, totaling 1,205 loaves, with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦157,830,000. Addressing members of the press on Wednesday, the Area Controller of Customs, Western Marine Command, Comptroller Patrick Ntadi said the seizure…
